Our ability to assess the threat posed by the genetic load to small and declining populations
has been greatly improved by advances in genome sequencing and computational …

Genomic data are becoming increasingly affordable and easy to collect, and new tools for
their analysis are appearing rapidly. Conservation biologists are interested in using this …

Species persistence can be influenced by the amount, type, and distribution of diversity
across the genome, suggesting a potential relationship between historical demography and …

Typically much smaller in number than their mainland counterparts, island populations are
ideal systems to investigate genetic threats to small populations. The Svalbard reindeer …

Habitat loss and population fragmentation pose severe threats to biodiversity and the
survival of many species. Population isolation and the decline in effective population size …

The gray wolf (Canis lupus) population on the Iberian Peninsula was the largest in western
and central Europe during most of the 20th century, with its size apparently never under a …

Current genetic methods of population assessment in conservation biology have been
challenged by genome‐scale analyses due to their quantitatively novel insights. These …

When populations decrease in size and may become isolated, genomic erosion by loss of
diversity from genetic drift and accumulation of deleterious mutations is likely an inevitable …

When a population is isolated and composed of few individuals, genetic drift is the
paramount evolutionary force and results in the loss of genetic diversity. Inbreeding might …

A few iconic examples have proven the value of facilitated gene flow for counteracting
inbreeding depression and staving off extinction; yet, the practice is often not implemented …